'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1555] (634/688)

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RAHiM ('A bditr)—
A creek, with a habitatation or two on its banks, in Fao {q.v.), on the Shatt-al-
'Arab.
RAHIM (Umm)—
A pearl bank off Raa Tanurah {q.v.) in Hasa, eastern Arabia.
RAHlMAH—
A Bedouin camping ground, with water, in Biyadh {q.v., Part II), in the Hasa
district of eastern Arabia.
RAHLAH—
A tract in the Hor Allah Nahiyah of the Shamlyah Qadha {q .v.), in 'Iraq.
RAHMAH (Al)—
One of the wealthier and more important of the Baharinah families [q. v.) of the Bah
rain Principality.
RAHMAH (D h I )—
One of the Milabisah clans of the Barqah division of the 'Ataibah tribe {q. v.) of central
Arabia.
RAHMAH (R as)—•
A cape on the Hadhramaut coast of southern Arabia, situated 30 nautical miles west
ward from Mukalla; it is about 300 feet high, is composed of limestone, and has a dark,
peaked outline. On its south-western face the sand from the plain has been swept up
into a great heap by the south-west monsoon.
RAHMAN I YAH—
A locality on the right bank of the Tigris {q. v.), the centre of it being about 14 miles
by river above Suwairah village.
rahm A n I yah —
A muqdta'ah in Jazlrah {q. h.), a district on the right bank of the Tigris a little way
below Baghdad.
RAHMIYAH—
A salt field, now practically abandoned, near Rahabah {q. v.), in the Najaf Qadha
of 'Iraq.
RAI—
One of the Baluchi tribes {q. v.).
RAIDAH—
A large village on the Hadhramaut coast of southern Arabia, situated 47 nautical
miles westward from Saihut. It is f of a mile inland and is the principal place on this
part of the coast, being the residence of the chief of the Kasaidi clan of the Hamumi tribe;
his territory extends from Ras Baghashwah to Musaina'ah. The population of Raidah
is estimated at 700 souls; the principal exports are frankincense, aloes, ambergris, and
sharks' fins and tails. Several trading boats belong to Raidah. Hisn-al-Kathiri, a
ruined fort, is 2 miles inland and 3 miles westward of Raidah.
Many hot springs are found in the neighbourhood, and judging from the number of
villages and ruins and from the amount of cultivation which indicates considerable
water, this is probably, next to Dhufar, one of the most fertile parts of the south coast.
Among the most remarkable features in Hadhramaut is a series of three horizontal
effusions of black basalt, on the plains between the environs of Raidah and Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Musailah.
These are called hariq (burnt places) by the Arabs. Each has one or more cones about
100 feet above the level of the surrounding country and round each cone, for a varying
extent, is a tract of basalt strikingly defined by its blackness upon the light-coloured
plain.
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